Etymograph

English

palateless

Palateless comes from Old French palat ‘palate’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pel-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-1uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-os1uncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātum1‘palate’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400palat1‘palate’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500palate1‘the palate’
  6. English1500–presentpalate1
  7. Englishtodaypalateless1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English palateless

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-Wiktionary, English palatelessuncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-osWiktionary, English palatelessuncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātumWiktionary, English palateless‘palate’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400palatWiktionary, English palateless‘palate’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500palateWiktionary, English palateless‘the palate’
  6. English1500–presentpalateWiktionary, English palateless
  7. EnglishtodaypalatelessWiktionary, English palateless

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pel-

film, simply, felt, simple, push, powder, filter, complain, fold, pulse, pillow, repeal, flaw, pollen, compulsive, expel, repel, propel, palladium, palpable, pelt, wallow, peloton, pall, polemic, tuple, peplum, pulver, pollinate, pillion, muffle, apoplexy, palp, interpolate, 64 more

through English palate

palatable, 6 more

Today it means

adj Without a palate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “palateless”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / palateless

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